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Parish of Canongate (Detached)

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"who began his reign A.D. 617 (Whitaker Vol. [Volume] 2 p. [page] 83 &. 94) and overran great part of the Pictish
territories; and others have derived its name from two Gaelic words Dun-Edin signifying the face
of the hill. To which, or whether to any of these etymologies its name should be attributed we
will not determine. But it appears evident that Edinburgh Castle cannot boast on origin from
much more remote antiquity, as the celebrated Arthur King of the Britons fought a battle on
its present site in the end of the fifth century."
Arnot's History of Edinburgh
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Transcriber's notes

This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056